This list shows the world's top 25 coal-fired electricity plants in terms of CO2 emissions. The smallest plant on this list produces approximately twice as much greenhouse gas as the largest-emitting Canadian coal plant. More context here.
|
Rank |
PLANT NAME |
County/region |
Country |
CO2 emissions |
|
1 |
TAICHUNG |
Lung-Ching Township |
Taiwan (China) |
41,300,000 |
|
2 |
PORYONG |
Poryong-gun |
South Korea |
37,800,000 |
|
3 |
CASTLE PEAK |
Tuen Mun NT |
China |
35,800,000 |
|
4 |
REFTINSKAYA SDPP |
Reftinsky |
Russia |
33,000,000 |
|
5 |
TUOKETUO-1 |
Tuoketuo County |
China |
32,400,000 |
|
6 |
MAILIAO FP |
Mailiao |
Taiwan (China) |
32,400,000 |
|
7 |
VINDHYACHAL |
Sidhi Dist |
India |
29,000,000 |
|
8 |
HEKINAN |
Hekinan |
Japan |
28,900,000 |
|
9 |
KENDAL |
Witbank |
South Africa |
28,600,000 |
|
10 |
JANSCHWALDE |
Peitz |
Germany |
27,400,000 |
|
11 |
SURALAYA |
Serang - Merak |
Indonesia |
27,200,000 |
|
12 |
TANGJIN |
Tangjin-kun |
South Korea |
26,900,000 |
|
13 |
MAJUBA |
Volksrust |
South Africa |
26,500,000 |
|
14 |
TAEAN |
Taean |
South Korea |
26,400,000 |
|
15 |
BEILUNGANG |
Ningbo City |
China |
26,000,000 |
|
16 |
WAIGAOQIAO |
Shanghai Pudong |
China |
26,000,000 |
|
17 |
TAISHAN |
Tongluowan |
China |
26,000,000 |
|
18 |
BELCHATOW |
Belchatow 5 |
Poland |
25,500,000 |
|
19 |
MATIMBA |
Ellisras |
South Africa |
25,500,000 |
|
20 |
SCHERER |
Juliette |
United States |
25,300,000 |
|
21 |
HSINTA |
Yungan Township |
Taiwan (China) |
25,300,000 |
|
22 |
SAMCHONPO |
Kosung-gun |
South Korea |
25,200,000 |
|
23 |
DRAX |
Selby |
United Kingdom |
23,700,000 |
|
24 |
NIEDERAUSSEM |
Bergheim |
Germany |
23,600,000 |
|
25 |
JIANBI |
Zhenjiang City |
China |
23,500,000 |